Fill yourself with music (and cookies!)\, while supporting o
ur music scholarship fund\, which benefits our own youth\, as well
as children in the community\, in providing help to these studen
ts for music lessons and instruments.

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If you would like to mak
e a batch of Christmas cookies\, please call Betty Prentice at 437-4072.
The cookies should be brought to the church by 10:00 am on Friday\, Decemb
er 9\, so we can get them arranged in boxes.

A Longest Night Service will be held on the eve of the winte
r solstice. It is a modern Christian religious service designed to temper
the struggle with darkness and grief faced by those living with loss durin
g the Christmas season. Loss may include the death of a loved one or pet\,
divorce or separation\, separation from family\, the loss of a job\, livi
ng with serious illness\, among others. The service will seek to move us t
o a place of hope and trust in God while acknowledging the grief we experi
ence.

Potluck signup sheet is in the Fellowship Hall. We will shar
e in a Thanksgiving meal after worship today. (There will be no potlu
ck on the last Sunday of the month\, as this Thanksgiving potluck takes it
s place.)

Blue? Yes\, blue as in the blues. As in “I am feeling blue.”
Not everyone is up and cheery for the Christmas holidays. Dealing with th
e death of a loved one\, facing life after divorce or separation\, coping
with the loss of a job\, living with cancer or some other dis-ease that pu
ts a question mark over the future\, and a number of other human situation
s make parties and joviality painful for many people in our congregations
and communities. We will create a sacred space for people living through d
ark times. The service will be reflective\, accepting where we really are\
, and holding out healing and hope. Please consider extending an invitatio
n and offering to attend with someone who might need this.